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Rath (also known as E.CHRIST. RATH) is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, designated with the monument identification number 9953 in the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record. The site consists of a circular or oval earthen enclosure typical of Irish ringforts, a settlement form that was constructed and occupied from the Iron Age through the medieval period. The monument's physical character is defined by its defensive or demarcating bank and ditch, features characteristic of early Irish enclosed homestead sites. The precise dating of this particular rath remains dependent on archaeological investigation, though such monuments generally represent evidence of domestic occupation and social organisation in prehistoric and early medieval Ireland.
Rath reused as tree ring is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9953. View the official record →
Rath (also known as E.CHRIST. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9953.
Rath reused as tree ring dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a rath. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Rath reused as tree ring is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 9953.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (0.4 km), Standing stone (4 km), Counterscarp rath (4.9 km).
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